2. The first settlers in the Willamette Valley were trappers who
pursued many different game animals.
3. There were many animals that inhabited the valley including
bears, deer, elk, beaver, mountain lion, and numerous other
animals.
4. Early people who came to the valley encountered other people who
already lived here. Native Americans had called the valley home
long before others decided to settle here.
5. The first settlers traveled here in covered wagons following the
Oregon Trail from the east.
6. The covered wagons were small and could not carry a lot of
belongings to their destination.
7. Once a population of people were established in the Valley ways of
life started to change.
12. How did homesteaders get here?
Covered wagons on the Oregon Trail.
What are two industries in the Valley then and
today?
Logging and Farming.
